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#656FA2

#656fa2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#656fa2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 43.53% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.65% cyan, 31.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 230.16°, with 24.7% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.83.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1674

Complementary

  1. #656fa2
  2. #a29865

Split complementary

  1. #656fa2
  2. #a27965
  3. #8ea265

Analogous

  1. #658ea2
  2. #656fa2
  3. #7965a2

Triadic

  1. #656fa2
  2. #a2656f
  3. #6fa265

Tetradic

  1. #656fa2
  2. #9865a2
  3. #a29865
  4. #6fa265

Square

  1. #656fa2
  2. #a2658e
  3. #a29865
  4. #65a279

Monochromatic

  1. #292e45
  2. #464e74
  3. #656fa2
  4. #959cbf
  5. #c4c8dc

Shades

#656fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656fa2
  2. #5b6492
  3. #515982
  4. #474e71
  5. #3d4361
  6. #333851
  7. #282c41
  8. #1e2131
  9. #141620
  10. #0a0b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#656fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656fa2
  2. #747dab
  3. #848cb5
  4. #939abe
  5. #a3a9c7
  6. #b2b7d1
  7. #c1c5da
  8. #d1d4e3
  9. #e0e2ec
  10. #f0f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656fa2
  2. #68719f
  3. #6a729b
  4. #6d7498
  5. #707694
  6. #737891
  7. #75798e
  8. #787b8a
  9. #7b7d87
  10. #7d7e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e74a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a6fa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #537981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6172a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f6fa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b758f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656fa2 {
  color: #656fa2;
}
Background
.bg-656fa2 {
  background-color: #656fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #656fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 111 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 25% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656fa2, #7965a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 111 162 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.91 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 11.62 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.98 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 11.98 #9a905d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#656fa2  rgb(101, 111, 162)  hsl(230, 25%, 52%)  Glaucous
#a29865  rgb(162, 152, 101)  hsl(50, 25%, 52%)  Ecru
#a2656f  rgb(162, 101, 111)  hsl(350, 25%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#6fa265  rgb(111, 162, 101)  hsl(110, 25%, 52%)  Asparagus